Warrington Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Warrington Borough Council decided more than 1,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 55 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Warrington Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Chat Moss, 207 Warrington Road, Warrington, WA3 5LL · 2026/00122/REMM
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19 August 2026 · Approved
Land Off Catalina Approach Omega South Business Park, Catalina Approach, Warrington, WA5 3TP · 2026/00490/FULM
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4 August 2026 · Approved
The Enza Building (formerly Known As The Mercedes Benz - Roanza Truck & Van Dealership) Leacroft Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6NN · 2025/01425/FULM
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30 July 2026 · Approved
EDDIE STOBART, HAWLEYS LANE, Warrington, WA2 8JP · 2025/00912/FULM
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29 July 2026 · Approved
Land At Hardwick Grange, Woolston, Warrington · 2026/00077/FULM
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21 July 2026 · Approved
Land At Warrington Road, Warrington · 2025/01750/REMM
Figures for Warrington Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 14%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 55 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 13%of more than 460 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 180 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 34%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 47plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Warrington Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposal on highway safety, including whether the proposal provides adequate parking, manoeuvring and servicing arrangements; • the effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats; • whether…”
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“The main issue is the effects of the proposed development on biodiversity.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety; • Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the future occupiers of the proposed development, with particular regard to noise and disturbance; • Whether the…”
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“The main issues in this case are: • Whether the proposal forms inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies. • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.